Milk bottle rack



Feb. 3, 1942. Y c. E. MOCARTNEY 2,271,702

MILK BOTTLE RACK Filed May 1, 1941 Inventor A tluruei 1' Patented Feb. 3, 1942 UNlTED s'rrs TT OFFICE 1 Claim.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the d-rawingzl- Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the rack.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the rack.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an elevational View of the key.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the keeper.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 1 that the first form of the invention consists of a rack having a bottom 5, end walls 6, a back wall I, a vertically extending bar 8 which extends from the forward edge of the bottom 5 upwardly and is crossed at its front by a horizontal bar 9 extending between the end walls 6.

Numeral l0 denotes a lid which is hingedly secured as at H to the upper edge of the back wall I.

On the upper'end of the bar 8 is a vertically extending plate l2 having a padlock hasp receiving opening l3 therein and also a beveled block M. The plate I2 and block M are capable of being received by an opening IS in the free edge portion of the lid l0. At the underside of the lid I0 is a key operated look It having a bolt ll capable of passing under the beveled block M to prevent rising of the lid II). It is preferable that the lock l6 be of the type having a spring normally maintaining the bolt I'l projected so that all a milk man has to do is to force the lid H3 downwardly to cause latching of the parts. When he desires to replace the empty milk bottles with filled bottles, he needs his key It only to open or retract the bolt ll. Obviously various designs of keys l8 may be resorted to.

As before stated, instead of having the specific type of lock IS, the lock I6 may be left with its bolt l1 retracted and a padlock l9 may be used in conjunction with the upper end of the plate I2.

The lid IT] is formed with openings 20 through which the neck portions of milk bottles 21 can protrude as shown in Figure 1.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood 7 an opening therein for partly receiving the beveled member and a lock having a retractible bolt carried by the underside of the top structure and disposed in the path of the beveled member.

CHARLES E. MCCARTNEY. 

